Folding receptacle.



G. BECKER.

FOLDING RECEPTACLE. APFLICATloN FILED 1AN.22..|91.v RENEwEo DEc.,2e.1918. l

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

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eUs'rAv BECKER, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssIeNoR To PAUL M. FOWLER, or CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS.

FOLDING RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. i

Applieetion filed Jaiiuary2'a-19ia'serie1 No. 73,579. Renewed Deeember 2e, 191s. serial' No. 268,418.

i To all whom t may concern:

Be it 4 known that I, GJJsTAv Brenna, a citizen of the United States, and a vresident A'ofthe city of'Chicago, county of Cook, and

State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful 'Improvements in Folding Receptacles, of which the following is a speciication.

My invention relates to improvements in folding receptacles, and has for its object the production of a device of this character which willbe of durable and economical constructionand which may b'e readily and conveniently folded into lcompact form when not in use.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, Vand in which,

Figure 1 is a vertical transverse section of a shipping receptacle embodying the invention, showing the same in distended Vcondition, Y Fi 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing t e receptacle in folded condition,

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of F 2,

Fig. 4 is a side elevation as shown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail section illustrating the folding and sliding connection of of theY receptacle the top of the receptacle with one of the lateral walls thereof, with the receptacle in distended form,

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 with the receptacle in folded or collapsed condition, and F.Figa 7 is a section taken on line 7 7 of 1 6. aghe preferred form of contsruction, as illustrated in the drawing, comprises a rectangular bottom 10 at the ends of which are providedV end walls 11 hingedly secured thereto as at 12. The side walls 13 of the receptacle are hingedly secured at 14 to supplemental side pieces 15 which arise from the longitudinal edges of the bottom. The arrangement is such, as will be seen, that in collapsing the receptacle, the end wallsl are adapted to be folded down into position e foldedto bers 18 being against the upper side of bottom10, whereside Walls 13 Yare adapted to be superimposed positions above said end walls. The side pieces 15 serve to space the hinges of side walls 13 above the bot tom 10 so as to afford clearance for end walls 11, as clearly shown in Fig. 2., ,When the receptacle is in distended condition, the end walls engage with channels 16 formed at the inner sides of side walls 13, at the ends of the latter, whereby said end walls are securely held in vertical position. Y

The top'wall 1.7 of the receptacle is provided at one edge with outwardly and downwardly extending connecting members or straps 18, the outer ends of said straps being formed with laterally extending proupon the jections or enlargements 19. Provided upon rigidly secured in position in channelsV formed for the reception thereof in said wall, as clearly shown in Fig. 7. The members 20 are formed at their outer sides with elongated slots 21-through which the outer ends of connecting members 18 are adapted to project, the lateral projections 19 of memadapted to slidably engage under the flanges constituted at the oposite sides of slots 21.v The upper or outer ends of members 20 are closed as at 22, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, the opposite end of each of said members being closed by end walls 23,

leaving open a passage between said wallV portions 23 to accommodate the outer end of the corresponding connecting member 18,`

while at the same time obstruction is offered to the projections 19, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 6.

With the construction set forth, it will be seen that the connecting members 18 are slidably and swingingly connected with `the members 20, V.thus resulting in a sliding and swinging connection of the top wall 17 with the corresponding lateral wall 13, so that in the collapsing of the crate the ytop wall is adapted to be swung and slid relatively to the corresponding lateral Wall 13 in order to assume a position directly over the same, as Iclearly shown in Figs. 2 and 6. In unfolding the crate thereverse operation is of course resorted to. -At the under side of the cover 17, adjacent the ends of thelatter, are provided grooves or channels 16 for the reratented Feb. 25, 191e.

cept/ion of the upperedges offend-walls 11, whereby the latter are securely yheld in operative .-position.

, Provided upon the top wall 17 at the free edge thereof is a hasp 24: adapted to engage with a loop 25 provided uponithezcorresponding side wall 13, whereby the for-mer vmay belocked in closed position, and hence V in this condition.

l/Vhile i have illustrated and described the preferred forni of constructionfor carrying my invention `into eii'e'ct, this is capable offvariation and modification without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such v ariationsfand modifications as come within the scope -of the appended claim.

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- claim-as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is.

v-A' folding'Y receptacle comprising a bottom; a side member hinged to said bottom and ...adapted to be folded to position over and a swinging and slid-ing connection between saidtop andsa-id side member comprising a connecting'inem- 'ber secured' to theup'per side'of saidtop and projecting outwardly and downwardly there-from varound and Aoutwardly of 'one edge of said'to'p, said connecting member having :an enlarged outer end, Ysaid side member' havingv a slotv with which said enlarged-outer end of said connecting member `swingingly and Vslidably engages, substantiallyfas'described. l 'l ln testimony whereof I have signedl my naine tothisspecication lin thel presence of y f two subscribing witnesses.

A GUSTAV I'BECKER.

'Witnessesz Y f v JOSHUA R. H.'Por'rs, Coma F. SGHIEBER.V

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